Crime & Safety

Fatal Cobb Parkway Motorcycle Crash

A Winston man was fatally injured in a motorcycle crash that occurred on Cobb Parkway near Polytechnic Lane on Friday.

A single-vehicle, fatality motorcycle crash occurred on Friday, Sept. 20, at 10:20 p.m., according to Marietta Police Public Information Officer David Auld.

The initial on scene investigation revealed that a 2002 Kawasaki ZX9, operated by 46-year-old Shawn Head, of Winston, was traveling southbound on Cobb Parkway. The motorcycle left the roadway on to the southbound shoulder of Cobb Parkway, Auld said.

Head lost control of the motorcycle and crashed near the intersection with Polytechnic Lane, Auld said.Β 

Head was transported to Wellstar Kennestone Hospital via Metro Atlanta Ambulance, where he was pronounced dead.

Anyone with any information concerning this crash is urged to contact Officer Nick Serkedakis atΒ 770-794-5364.


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